Flush tank valve



Feb. 9, 1954 F. S. REED FLUSH TANK VALVE Filed Aug. 8, 1950 fig. L

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ATTORNEX Patented Feb. 9, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FLUSH TANKVALVE Frank S. Reed, Florence, Ky. Application August 8, 1950, SerialNo. 178,189

3 Claims. 1

This invention relates to a flush tank valve and more particularly tomeans for centering the bulb valve on its seat. The ordinary orconventional flush tank construction embodies a rubber bulb serving asthe flush water cut-off valve which seats itself on the outlet neck andis actuated by manually controlled trip means. In order for the bulb tofunction properly it is necessary that the guide for the stem of thevalve be comparitively free acting, which often causes the bulb valve toseat improperly preventing complete cut off of the Water.

My invention is directed primarily to improved guiding means for thebulb valve providing freedom of movement of the valve with accurateseating of the valve as it engages its seat.

The object of my invention is to provide a free acting guide for thevalve which will definitely center the valve bulb on its seat. a

My invention will be further readily understood from the followingdescription and claims, and from the drawings, in which latter:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view showing a flush tankequipped with my improved valve guide.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the valve guide.

Referring in detail to the drawings the numeral H indicates a flushtank, I! an outlet neck including a valve seat I 3 engaged by a bulbtype valve M. An overflow pipe l5 connects with the outlet neck l2 belowthe valve seat I 3 and carries the usual guide bracket 16 for the valvestem II, which is connected in the usual manner with the valve operatedmechanism l8. The

stem I] is threaded into a fitting l9 molded into the top of the valveI4.

My improved guide means comprise a snap ring 20 arranged to snap aroundthe neck 2| of the valve. Three arms 22 equiangularly spaced extendupwardly from the snap ring. A central guide member 23 having a centralaperture 24 sliding on the stem I1 is also provided with extensions 25to which beaded chains 26- are attached, with the ends of the chainsreceived in slots 21 in the upper ends of the arms 22. The

arms 22 are equally spaced from the axis of the valve and when the valveis seated the guide 23 is slightly above the top of the valve foraccurately seating the valve on its seat. When the valve is lifted bythe operating mechanism, the chain connection permits the guide 23 torise with the valve permitting free movement of the valve. As the valvedrops the guide 23 will accurately seat the valve on its seat.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In combination with a flush tank valve, a guide stem extendingupwardly from said valve, a guide for said stem, a frame having threeequiangularly spaced arms extending upwardly about said valve, a secondguide slidable on said valve stem, and chains connecting said secondguide with the upper ends of said arms for centering said valve.

In combination with a flush tank valve, 2. guide stem extending upwardlyfrom said valve. a guide for said stem, a snap ring engaging the valvefitting, three arms equiangularly spaced ex tending upwardly from saidsnap ring, a second guide member slidable on said stem, and chainsconnecting said second guide member to said respective arms.

3. In combination with a flush tank valve, 9. guide stem extendingupwardly from said valve, a guide for said stem, a snap ring engagingsaid valve fitting, three arms equiangularly spaced extending upwardlyfrom said snap ring, a second guide member slidable on said stem, andbead chains connecting said second guide member to said respective arms.

FRANK S. REED.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 1,272,091 Quinn July 9, 1918 2,113,205 Winkelspecht Apr. 5,1938 2,175,973 Reed Oct. 10, 1939 2,450,609 Phelps Oct. 5, 19 82,561,877 Linongem July 24, 1951

